Met Office Forecast is as follows
Heavy sleet and snow showers in Northwest, elsewhere bright, dry.
Today:
The Western Isles and Northwest Highlands will stay mainly cloudy with further sleet and snow showers, some prolonged and heavy especially in the Northwest Mainland. Southeast of Great Glen, mainly dry and bright with some sunshine. Fresh southwest winds. Maximum temperature 2 °C.
Tonight:
Further sleet and snow to the Northwest of the Great Glen with further accumulations especially inland. Elsewhere mainly dry clear and frosty, though some light snow possible by morning. Minimum temperature -4 °C.
Saturday:
Further sleet or snow showers especially towards Sutherland and Caithness and along the west coast. Some sunny spells developing especially around Fort William in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 2 °C.
Updated: 0259 on Fri 7 Jan 2011
Forecast for Cairngorms National Park for Friday
Mostly dry, bright and cold. A few snow flurries towards northwest of Park. Southwesterly gales over Plateau.
Updated: 0304 on Fri 7 Jan 2011
For more details see Mountain Forecast for East Highlands
Forecast for Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park for Friday
It will be a dry, bright and cold day with plenty of sunshine. Mostly light winds, fresh southwesterly on summits.
Updated: 0304 on Fri 7 Jan 2011
